The Lebanese Media - Anatomy of a System in Perpetual Crisis

This book presents an analysis of the current Lebanese media system. From a theoretical angle, it discusses the extent to which this system can be analyzed using the ideal types put forth by Hallin and Mancini in their seminal work Comparing Media Systems. Sarah El-Richani assesses the complex dimensions developed by the two scholars and utilizes their work as inspiration for a process of remodeling, amending the sub-indicators to identify salient factors and suggesting a new model. Featuring the views of over 60 stakeholders, this book gives a rare, critical, and concise account of the Lebanese media system.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Overview: Comparative research and the Lebanese State.- 3. Anatomy of the Lebanese Media.-  4. Moving beyond: Amended Dimensions, Salient Factors - An Emerging Model.- 5. Conclusions, Contributions to the Field, and Recommendations for Further Research.

About the author

Sarah El-Richani is a visiting fellow at the Centre for Lebanese Studies, St. Anthony's College, University of Oxford, UK. She has authored studies for several media development organizations, including BBC Media Action and Article 19.

Summary

This book presents an analysis of the current Lebanese media system. From a theoretical angle, it discusses the extent to which this system can be analyzed using the ideal types put forth by Hallin and Mancini in their seminal work Comparing Media Systems. Sarah El-Richani assesses the complex dimensions developed by the two scholars and utilizes their work as inspiration for a process of remodeling, amending the sub-indicators to identify salient factors and suggesting a new model. Featuring the views of over 60 stakeholders, this book gives a rare, critical, and concise account of the Lebanese media system.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah El-Richani
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781349956425
• ISBN: 978-1-349-95642-5
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 13 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 329 g
• Illustrations: XIX, 228 p. 2 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; B, Cultural History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Communication, Social & cultural history, biotechnology, Media and Communication, Communication Studies, area studies, Regional Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Politics and government, Civilization—History, Media and Communication Theory, Ethnology—Middle East, Middle Eastern Culture